The Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) mayor Tame Phassang announced that Itanagar will soon see the deployment of 10 electric buses on a trial basis. This trial is a step in assessing the viability and effectiveness of electric buses in Itanagar’s unique urban environment.
The success of this trial will determine the future expansion of the electric bus fleet, with the potential to transform urban mobility and reduce the city’s carbon footprint.
Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) has partnered with EverEnviro Resource Management to establish a joint venture (JV) focused on converting organic waste into compressed biogas (CBG). The two companies will share equal ownership in the JV, which will integrate advanced biogas technologies to promote biofuels and support the national deployment of CBG plants. This initiative aligns with IOCL’s long-term low-carbon strategy and its goal of achieving operational net-zero emissions by 2046. In addition to the CBG…
IREL (India) Limited, a CPSU under India’s Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), has partnered with Kazakhstan’s Ust-Kamenogorsk Titanium and Magnesium Plant JSC (UKTMP) to establish IREUK Titanium Limited, a joint venture for producing titanium slag in Odisha, India. IREUK Titanium Limited will leverage IREL’s surplus ilmenite production in Odisha, with UKTMP providing the technology for titanium slag production, converting low-grade ilmenite into high-grade titanium feedstock. The collaboration benefits both nations: UKTMP, a supplier to aerospace…
Servotech Power Systems has announced a collaboration with UK-based Ensmart Power to expand its electric vehicle (EV) charger business in the UK and North America. The partnership aims to leverage Servotech’s innovative EV charging solutions and Ensmart Power’s expertise in energy storage and distribution to develop a reliable and accessible EV charging infrastructure in these regions. The companies have signed a sole distribution agreement to enhance the distribution of EV chargers, focusing on supporting green…
EDF Renewables, Masdar, and Korea Western Power (KOWEPO) have announced the financial closure for the 1.5 GW Al Ajban solar project in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The project is backed by financing from BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole CIB, the Export-Import Bank of Korea, HSBC Middle East, Standard Chartered Bank, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. The Al Ajban project, jointly owned by Masdar (60%), EDF Renewables (20%), and KOWEPO (20%), will design, finance, construct, and operate the…
Azerbaijan’s leadership unveiled its plans for the upcoming COP29 Summit, emphasizing the expansion of global energy storage capacity and reducing methane emissions, but omitting any commitment to phasing out fossil fuels. In a letter outlining the COP29 presidency action agenda, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, Mukhtar Babayev, pledged, alongside UNECE and UNIDO, to increase global energy storage sixfold to 1.5 TW by 2030 and add or refurbish over 80 million kilometers of grids…
Spanish renewable energy company Zelestra has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with NTPC to supply electricity from its 450 MW solar project in Rajasthan. This project will reduce CO2 emissions by 13,555.774 tonnes over the PPA’s duration. The solar project is part of Zelestra India’s plan to develop over six GW of renewable energy projects in the next three years. Zelestra, backed by EQT with USD 232 billion in assets, operates a 20…
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